Dwyan ‘The Rock’ Johnson is known to own the screen everytime he graces it with his performance. The ‘Red Notice’ star is once again gearing up to offer his fans a theatrical treat to his fans with the upcoming movie ‘The Smashing Machine.’ It is a biopic based on the life of legendary MMA fighter and two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion Mark Kerr. The first step for ace in a boipic is to create an uncanny resemblance with the real life person that an actor is playing on the screen, and to achieve it, Rock had to spend 3 to 4 hours in prosthetic makeup.
From Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Mark Kerr
“I just sat in front of that mirror for three to four hours and watched it all change. There were about 13 or 14 different prosthetics. Subtle, yet I think very impactful,” shared Dwyane while speaking to Deadline.He continued, “By the time I got to set, I was Mark Kerr and I felt it, from how he walked to how he talked and how he looked at life.”
Dwyan Johnson says he was hungry for a raw and gritty role
Known for playing the macho man, and headlining one after another action packed movies, the actor revealed though he craved for a gritty role, he was scared to explore vulnerable themes. As he opened up about playing Mark Kerr in the Benny Safdie helmed biopic, the wrestler turn actor said, “It was very real. I had not experienced that in a very, very, very long time, where I was really scared and thinking, I don’t know if I can do this. Can I do this?””I realized that maybe these opportunities weren’t coming my way because I was too scared to explore this stuff.. I was so hungry for an opportunity to do something raw and gritty and rip myself open. And all of a sudden, Smashing Machine comes along,” he expressed.
About ‘The Smashing Machine’
Slated to have a theatrical release on October 3, the movie will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. Directed by Benny Safdie, the movie stars Emily Blunt in a leading role.
